Theft. Lawn ornaments were stolen from a yard on the 600 block of 142nd Lane NW.

AUG. 13

Burglary. A violin, TV and tools were stolen from a home on 144th Lane NW.

AUG. 16

Theft. A 1998 GMC truck was stolen from Bunker Lake Boulevard NW. and 140th Avenue NW. The keys were left in the well of the fender. The truck was located later in the day in Mounds View.

CHAMPLIN

JULY 20

Theft. A wallet was stolen from a vehicle on the 1100 block of Creekwood Drive.

Coon Rapids

AUG. 5

Property damage. A mailbox was damaged after someone lit a firecracker in it on the 12900 block of Ibis Street NW.

FRIDLEY

AUG. 8

Burglary. A purse and wallet were stolen from a home on River Edge Way NE. A screen was cut to gain entry while the residents were sleeping.

AUG. 9

Harassment. A person reported that a neighbor, on Mississippi Place NE., acts crudely and turns up his radio whenever they are near. The person wanted police to document this.

AUG. 10

Medical. An unresponsive male was lying in the grass on the 100 block of Island Park Drive NE. Officers found the 35-year-old man to be intoxicated. He was taken to a detox facility.

AUG. 14

Neighbor dispute. Officers went to Mississippi Place NE. on a report of a neighbor dispute. The people were advised to stay away from one another.

Drugs. Three small marijuana plants were confiscated and destroyed after they were found on a woman’s deck at an apartment on Polk Street NE. The woman said she found the plants in a field across from the apartment building.

NOWTHEN

AUG. 13

Theft. A garden tiller was stolen from a home on the 21600 block of Nowthen Boulevard NW.

OAK GROVE

AUG. 9

Theft. Cable and copper wire were stolen from a home under construction on the 21300 block of Goldenrod Street NW.

Ramsey

JULY 27

False crime. Officers and multiple other agencies responded to a home on 154th Terrace NW. regarding a report of people entering a home and shooting a dad. After speaking with the dad and his 20-year-old daughter, it was determined the daughter was playing a joke on her mother, who had called the police. The daughter was charged with causing a false emergency call to be placed.

JULY 29

Drunken driving. A 27-year-old Ramsey woman was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and possession of a stolen vehicle at Ramsey Boulevard NW and Hwy. 10 NW. The vehicle was stolen out of Kandiyohi County.

ST. ANTHONY

AUG. 19

Theft. Change was stolen from two unlocked vehicles on the 2600 block of 30th Avenue.

AUG. 22

Burglary. Two men, ages 20 and 22, and an 18-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of burglary at Wireless World, 2701 39th Av. They allegedly broke in and stole $36,000 worth of cellphones.

Items are selected from reports made to police departments and are not intended to provide a comprehensive picture of crime.

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